National Republican., 1887-12-14
A FAIRLY ACTIVE MARKET.
Nearly Every Stock in the sctfye List
Hammered Down,

hhtu"STeu ooWus
New YORK, Dec. l3.-The stock market
today was again fairly active, but still re.
mdined narrow, with the transactions prD-
cipally for professional account, the room
traders doing most Of the making OF values.
There was moderate recovery in the fore.
noon, but the hammering process wiped
out the gains, with something in addition
during the afternoon. A sharp drive was
made at values in the first hour, but there
was good outside buying orders 10 the
market, and the cliques seemed disposed TO
support their specialties. This induced
some covering Of shorts, and the entire list
moved up. A sudden break In Manhattan,
however, checked the rise, and the bears
and room traders quickly turned sellers,
and, meeting with little resistance, soon
had The early gains wiped out. Manhattan,
after the declaration OF the dividend, re.
acted sharply, but the general list continued
TO decline without reaction Of any import
ance throughout the afternoon.
The news Of the day was unimportant
and fumors were comparatively scarce.
The oCeniDg was heavy to weak at declines
extending to \ per cent, but after slight
further decline in some stocks the entire
list moved up, and advances ranging up to
u from the opening prices were established.
The rise weakened before noon, and break
Of 81 in Manhattan was followed by gen.
eral decline over the whole list, which, how
ever, was slow and steady. The decline 10
the general list was accelerated, the close
being quiet but weak at or near the lowest
prices of the day. Most OF the active list
are lower.
Money on call has been easy, ranging
from 4 to ~, last loan at Al, aud clos
ing offered at 4. Sterling exchange is dull
and steady. Actual business at 4S1 to 4Slt
for GO day bills, and 4S4i to 4S42 for demand.
Posted rates 4s2 to 4s6. Government bonds
dull but strong. State bonds dull and
steady.
Treasury baiauees-coln, sl3l ,O5s ,Gs7;
currency, $l0,476,S43.
The following were the closing bid qou
tat!ons
As, coup. l26i ~. 1917; Pac. esof'o5. 1loH;
pist; Col; 1868, lIS19; Ga. Ca. ,o5s, 5s, gold loi;
"a. iSS' g. 4s s0 do. o cx wv nat, to- coapon, 81 ~
p; Cen, Pac. frsts, 1l6; Denver and Rio
do. s., C2li; Northern Pac. ilrsts, "; do.
seconds l0llg: Northwestern cons, 1857: do.
itbenture, lU7: 81. l. and san Fran, 1!iI 81.
southern Fac. Col. lrsts, IlOls r. p, R.G. & o.,
"A: Northern Pacific 1s,, llili; West shore.
1919; Adams Express, 1i0: Alton and T. IL.
n s' p ,d s b. AZ ana msPss'ss S' hca Sanaas "a
;sSontheIn,, binj Canton, e5o Cen, ,pac., SO;
do. pfd, 1876; Y. b. and O., ,l2l}4; ,Cleye,.
land and Col, 5oi Con. Coal, 25; Del; and
20; Erie, 2i2S; do pfd.. ,*6b1aa Fort Wayne, l5l;
Harlem, 2i8; Hous. e Tex, 20: Ill. Cent. llh;
Kansas IL Texas II; l.. E. 4 W., nn;
Lake shore, 9Sla: ,Lvl; and Nash. COS,
Man. Il Con, 0534; M. and Char, i6;
N; &. l., iSs54: Mich. Cen, sI1s; Mo: Pac.
sI9l; Mob. anS O., "a; Mar Mar, and n, i37;
Western pfd., 40; Northern Pac., 2l24; do. pfd:,
~; Northwestern, l047s; do. ptd., 1889; N
Y. Cen, 1927; Chicago and st. L., 15ll; do.
pfd., Ga; Ohio and Miss, 23l4; do. pfd., IS;
Oregon Nav, s7%; Pac. Mail, 3il4; Pitts.
burg, 1852; Reading, 649s; Rich. and ,Ale.,, s;
Rich; and W. 7, Ter. 2l; Rock Island, 1l0l4;
6s19; do first pfd., ll2; ST. Paul, 1874; do. pid.
ITO; st. 7. and o.. 36h; do. pfd., loo: Tenn,
O. and l., 25l5; Texas Pao, 2S5S; Union Pac.,
5a3; US. X, IS; Wab Pac, lb1}; do. pfu. 2st4i;
Wells Fargo, 1873; West. Union, 1914; Silver
Certificates, 90; Cotton Oil Trust, 30; Quick
silver; 0: do. pid.. 3l24.
sAsked.
Grain and Provisions.
Following is the range of prices in the Chicago
market firnishpd bv n X plain a St tloiid